Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She usually wears her blue robe and has her spear always slung over her shoulder. With wild brown hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Gifted from a young age, Elama studied abroad. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 160 gp. Golden pearl (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has no hair. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson brown hat.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in the north to a Glassblower, Vondal learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a crown-heir again

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a green and yellow handkerchief worn on his left side, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'8" when asserting himself. His crest is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mozikth grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Ploughman.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has chestnut hair. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She is a Courier first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She got into the Courier business at a young age. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. She has worked as a Courier like her father before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a fancy tan suit. His hair is cut close to his head. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: Eberdeb was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bellfounder they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Guard, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Guard and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 4 Thunderstones. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Baker. Her brown hair is cut short. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Trym was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She struck the Baker job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Greedy, Racist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: She wears a grey collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She has amber eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: She sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed violet hat.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shoemaker and was forced into it by her family; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 sp.